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Bath Iron Works Starts Layoffs Amid Strike, Admits Production “Well Below” Typical

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Bath Iron Works Starts Layoffs Amid Strike, Admits Production “Well Below” Typical
The future Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) was launched at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine on Dec. 9, 2018. (Photo: General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works)

General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works [GD] (BIW) president Dirk Lesko announced layoffs and production staying below typical operations due to the continued strike by Local S6 of the Machinists Union. In a July 7 message to employees, Lesko said since the strike began, BIW has taken steps to continue critical production tasks like redeploying hundreds of salaried employees into the shipyard while working with contractors to procure more workers during the strike. “However, all of these efforts still leave our…

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